Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other biological and biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Washington University in St Louis supports 15,449 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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